Team Standings (Top Ten):
1. Northeastern Oklahoma A & M 42.0
2. Clackamas Community College 34.5
3. Northwest College 32.0
4. Colby Community College 24.0
4. Iowa Central Community College 24.0
6. North Idaho College 20.0
7. Rochester Community & Technical College 19.0
8. Ellsworth Community College 18.0
9. Harper College 16.0
9. Iowa Lakes Community College 16.0
9. Neosho County Community College 16.0
Second-ranked NEO tops the team race heading into the quarterfinals with 42 points and also has the most quarterfinalists with eight. The top-ranked Cougars pushed seven wrestlers into the quarters and trail NEO by 7.5 points with a total of 34.5 team points. Fourth-ranked Northwest College (Wyo.) is close behind Clackamas with six quarterfinalists and 32 team points, and Iowa Central and Colby are tied for fourth with 24 points, 28 points off the lead pace. However, The Tritons behind the guidance of coach Luke Moffitt have five quarterfinalists to Colby's four. Also with five quarterfinalist is host school, third-ranked NIC with 20 points.
Tenth-ranked RCTC is in seventh with three quarterfinalists and 19 points. There is a three-way tie for ninth with Harper, Iowa Lakes, and Neosho. Both Iowa Lakes and Neosho have two quarterfinalists, while Harper was unable to put a wrestler into the quarters. Look for Lincoln College and Muskegon College to make a move into the top ten after being tied for 13th after the prelims. Both Lincoln and Muskegon have 15 team points and four wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Look for the top six teams to make a good surge after the quarterfinals, which will be key for the top two teams in NEO and Clackamas as they will go head-to-head in three-of-ten quarterfinal matches. The tournament is far from over, but the three head-to-head match ups could go a long way in determining who will come away with the NJCAA crown. The Cougars and Golden Norse match up at 141, 149, and 184. NEO and Clackamas already had a head-to-head match at 125 pounds during the second round of the prelims where No. 1 Josh Walker defeated No. 4 Stevan Knoblauch of Clackamas, 4-3, while the rest of the 125-pound matches were either falls (5) or major decisions (2). NEO also goes head-to-head with NW Wyoming and North Idaho in two other quarterfinals. No doubt, if NEO can answer the call in the quarters, the title could be in the grasp of the reinstated Golden Norse, and coach Joe Renfro could be looking at a three-peat with two different teams.
The Golden Norse and Cougars quarterfinal clashes begin at 141 pounds, where No. 5 Michal Williams is coming off two tough wins against NIC and Nassau, and he will meet CCC's Robbie Rizzolino, ranked eighth. The winner of this quarter will not have an easy path to the final as that wrestler will most likely meet top ranked Peter Steward from Iowa Western. At 149, second-ranked Kenny Martin of Clackamas with two falls on the day will match up with No. 12 Zack Dobbins of NEO, who had a 3-1 win in the second round. Two falls have guided No. 5 Caleb Cotter of NEO to the quarters where he will meet top ranked CCC's 184-pounder Adrian Sales, who beat Harpers Romanelli, 7-1. On paper, the nod would have to go to CCC in two of the three quarters, but as many wrestlers, coaches and fans know, you don't win matches on paper, you win them on the mat.
Other notable quarterfinal matches with team implications include NEO top ranked 125-pounder Josh Walker who will take on the Yellowjacket of RCTC Dakota Trom, who is ranked sixth. Neosho and CCC 133-pound quarterfinal match which will pit No. 1 vs No. 2 where top- ranked C.J. Palmer for the Cougars will meet Neosho's Lamuel Johnson who both reached the quarters with falls. North Iowa ACC's third-ranked Yoanse Mejias will match up with NEO's Mark Hobsons, ranked fifth. 5:25 minutes of work at 165 pounds has put unranked Casey Powell of NEO in the quarters with Diorian Coleman of NW Wyoming, who needed overtime to pin Guillaume of Ellsworth in the second round. The Golden Norse put another top-ranked wrestler, Payne Hatter (174), into the quarters to face NIC's seventh-ranked Derrick Booth. Steve Kelly and the Trojans of NIACC placed a second top-ranked wrestler in the quarters with Chakhein Chapman to face the Cougars second-ranked Ihoghama Odighizuma of Clackamas at 197 pounds.
Top-ranked Peter Stewart from Iowa Western will match up with seventh-ranked Matt Gay of SW Oregon at 141 pounds. 157 pounds features another top-ranked wrestler Eleazar DeLuca of Clackamas, who will meet up with Harper's Greg Jacquez, who has two falls in 4:05 minutes of work to reach the quarters. Finally, 285 will see a top two matchup as No. 1-ranked Dequence Goodman of Lincoln College will tussle with Niagara's second-ranked El Shada VanHoesen.
The quarters will be a huge round for the top six teams looking to define themselves as the title contender, as well as a chance for some of the top twenty to place in the hardware range.
The following is a recap of the second-round prelim matches:
125:
Round 2 Champ
Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes Community College) 29-8 pinned Quintni Noel (Darton College) 10-17 (Fall 4:09)
Champ. Round 2 - Cody Vichi (Northwest College) 4-0 pinned Leslie Williams (Lincoln College) 1-2 (Fall 2:21)
Champ. Round 2 - Eric Velez (Niagara County Community College) 2-0 pinned Tim Prescott (Neosho County Community College) 18-7 (Fall 2:27)
Champ. Round 2 - Da`Wayne Robertson (Ellsworth Commuity College) 35-12 pinned Andres Tereza (Highline Community College) 3-3 (Fall 3:44)
Champ. Round 2 - Dakota Trom (Rochester Commuity & Technical College) 18-1 maj. dec. Brandon Walz (Waubonsee College) 2-1 (MD 16-7)
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Walker (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 dec. Stevan Knoblauch (Clackamas Community College) 26-10 (Dec 4-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Nguyen (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 3-1 pinned Jake Bellis (Harper College) 1-1 (Fall 4:20)
Champ. Round 2 - Nate Smith (Iowa Central Community College) 26-18 maj. dec. Etai Yonah (Gloucester Community College) 16-15 (MD 12-4)
133:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Zachary Cooper (Muskegon College) 2-0 dec. Bryce Weatherston (North Idaho College) 13-10 (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 2 - John Dillon (Mercyhurst) 2-0 maj. dec. Sebastian Nehls (Colby Community College) 4-2 (MD 11-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Davion Caston (Darton College) 13-2 pinned Josh Ailey (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 3-2 (Fall 5:00)
Champ. Round 2 - Ben Jorgensen (Northwest College) 4-1 dec. Eric Franklin (Ellsworth Commuity College) 21-11 (Dec 5-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Cary J Palmer (Clackamas Community College) 25-2 pinned Label Lewis (Rochester Commuity & Technical College) 36-11 (Fall 3:34)
Champ. Round 2 - Lemuel Johnson (Neosho County Community College) 26-5 pinned Nicholas Arroyo (Springfield Tech Community College) 1-2 (Fall 0:52)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Nicholson (Jamestown Community College) 2-0 dec. Darrell Pampkin (Iowa Central Community College) 16-12 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Jameel Carter (Triton College) 9-8 dec. Lucas Garza (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 2-4 (Dec 7-4)
141:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Robbie Rizzolino (Clackamas Community College) 24-8 won in tie breaker - 1 over Blake Tisza (Harper College) 0-1 (TB-1 2-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Williams (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 maj. dec. Vincent Turano (Nassau Community College) 8-13 (MD 10-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Peter Stewart (Iowa Western) 31-6 pinned Travis McDowell (Gloucester Community College) 23-8 (Fall 5:56)
Champ. Round 2 - Matt Gay (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 4-1 dec. Kyle Mulcahy (Jamestown Community College) 1-1 (Dec 12-7)
Champ. Round 2 - Zac Loveless (Northwest College) 5-0 pinned Cody Stenberg (Muskegon College) 0-1 (Fall 3:56)
Champ. Round 2 - Zach Wright (Darton College) 16-6 maj. dec. Teddie Harvey (Iowa Central Community College) 14-16 (MD 12-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Ronald Wells (Colby Community College) 4-1 dec. Marcus Popp (Niagara County Community College) 0-2 (Dec 8-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Joe Munos (Rochester Commuity & Technical College) 20-1 won by tech fall over Enoch McCottrell (Lincoln College) 0-1 (TF-1.5 6:26 (20-3))
149:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Stenberg (Muskegon College) 2-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Strong (Niagara County Community College) 0-1 (SV-1 12-10)
Champ. Round 2 - Daniel Pak (Gloucester Community College) 34-3 maj. dec. Matt Meyer (Ridgewater College) 36-18 (MD 10-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Nosomy Pozo (North Iowa Area Community College) 22-3 dec. Jeff McCormick (Northwest College) 2-1 (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Elijah Davis (Northwest Kansas Tech) 4-1 maj. dec. Darius Henry (Triton College) 10-8 (MD 15-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Blake Santi (Harper College) 2-0 won by tech fall over Jordan Palanca (Mercyhurst) 1-1 (TF-1.5 2:45 (16-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Nation (Iowa Western) 23-15 dec. DeAndre Johnson (Spartanburg Methodist College) 21-6 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Zack Dobbins (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 dec. Alexis Blanco (Nassau Community College) 7-5 (Dec 3-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Kenny Martin (Clackamas Community College) 25-10 pinned Steve Orlic (Bergen Community College) 0-1 (Fall 1:16)
157:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area Community College) 34-2 dec. NIco Moreno (North Idaho College) 28-13 (Dec 11-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Mark Hobson (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 pinned Alex Contini (Waubonsee College) 1-1 (Fall 4:03)
Champ. Round 2 - Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas Community College) 31-5 dec. Anthony Smith (Darton College) 12-8 (Dec 4-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Greg Jacquez (Harper College) 2-0 pinned Mike Southwick (Jamestown Community College) 0-1 (Fall 2:40)
Champ. Round 2 - Richie Lewis (Iowa Central Community College) 18-5 pinned Tyler Bruce (Niagara County Community College) 0-1 (Fall 3:24)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Wade (Nassau Community College) 16-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Andrew Orr (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 3-2 (TB-1 6-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Konnor Kriss (Colby Community College) 3-1 dec. Luke Dunn (Lincoln College) 0-1 (Dec 11-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Dixon Richins (Western Wyoming College) 4-1 dec. Anthony Cimorosi (Ellsworth Commuity College) 12-6 (Dec 6-3)
165:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler McLean (North Idaho College) 20-7 dec. Jordan Engen (Northland Commuity & Technical College) 14-9 (Dec 7-4)
Champ. Round 2 - O`shea Smith-Traylor (Neosho County Community College) 22-6 dec. Adam DeJesus (Nassau Community College) 9-8 (Dec 9-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Calvin Ochs (Colby Community College) 4-1 dec. Timothy Vargo (Mercyhurst) 0-1 (Dec 11-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Niven (Iowa Central Community College) 21-11 dec. Lukas Gilmore (Muskegon College) 1-1 (Dec 9-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Diorian Coleman (Northwest College) 3-1 pinned Ritchie Guillaume (Ellsworth Commuity College) 18-2 (Fall 7:30)
Champ. Round 2 - Casey Powell (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 pinned Anthony Dawson (Gloucester Community College) 14-9 (Fall 2:29)
Champ. Round 2 - David Frazier (Lincoln College) 2-0 dec. Bryce Carr (Northwest Kansas Tech) 2-3 (Dec 8-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Bateman (Clackamas Community College) 25-16 dec. Chris Nevinger (Niagara County Community College) 1-1 (Dec 7-2)
174:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Garrett Miller (Rochester Commuity & Technical College) 24-7 pinned Shane Currey (Niagara County Community College) 1-1 (Fall 1:54)
Champ. Round 2 - Cody Carson (Pratt Community College) 5-1 dec. Jake Meehan (Iowa Central Community College) 5-11 (Dec 2-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Jared Johnson (Colby Community College) 3-1 dec. Nick Moore (Gloucester Community College) 19-7 (Dec 13-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Sika (Muskegon College) 2-0 maj. dec. Warren Elky (Springfield Tech Community College) 0-1 (MD 10-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Derrick Booth (North Idaho College) 23-15 dec. Alexander Svetz (Mercyhurst) 0-1 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Payne Hatter (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 4-0 pinned Mikey Ayala (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 3-2 (Fall 5:14)
Champ. Round 2 - Archie Williams (Lincoln College) 2-0 dec. Tyler White (Clackamas Community College) 16-12 (Dec 9-8)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Sorenson (Iowa Lakes Community College) 31-9 pinned Anthony Saulle (Darton College) 4-4 (Fall 4:11)
184:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Austin Warren (Neosho County Community College) 19-15 dec. Deon Edmonds (SUNY Sullivan) 15-12 (Dec 5-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Riggins (Springfield Tech Community College) 2-0 dec. Kolbjorn Skaflestad (Southwestern Oregon Community College) 4-2 (Dec 11-7)
Champ. Round 2 - Caleb Cotter (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 4-0 pinned Craig Williams (Northland Commuity & Technical College) 12-10 (Fall 1:00)
Champ. Round 2 - Adrian Salas (Clackamas Community College) 21-7 dec. Michael Romanelli (Harper College) 0-1 (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Jonathen Dennis (North Idaho College) 3-2 dec. Dakota Downs (Lincoln College) 0-1 (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Matt Hurford (Ellsworth Commuity College) 31-4 dec. Cedrick Stephens (Niagara County Community College) 1-1 (Dec 11-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Miles Nixon (Northwest College) 5-0 pinned Jamar Henry (Mercyhurst) 1-1 (Fall 2:10)
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler White (Labette Community College) 3-1 pinned Dominic Bejarano (Northwest Kansas Tech) 1-1 (Fall 4:57)
197:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Bryce Fisher (Iowa Central Community College) 24-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over James Jones (Colby Community College) 1-1 (SV-1 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Vj Giulio (North Idaho College) 34-5 pinned Michael Amaro (Bergen Community College) 1-1 (Fall 3:35)
Champ. Round 2 - Stephon Rudicil (Lincoln College) 2-0 dec. Kojo Boado (Mercyhurst) 1-1 (Dec 3-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Cormier (Highline Community College) 4-2 dec. Cylas Dorety (Gloucester Community College) 0-1 (Dec 8-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Shakheim Chapman (North Iowa Area Community College) 22-3 won by tech fall over Mike Vettori (Middlesex Community College) 0-1 (TF-1.5 4:49 (16-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas Community College) 26-7 won by tech fall over Max Antone (Niagara County Community College) 0-1 (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Jonathan Wixom (Northwest College) 3-1 dec. Shelby Krout (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 3-1 (Dec 8-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon College) 2-0 dec. Josh Vaughan (Rochester Commuity & Technical College) 9-4 (Dec 2-0)
285:
Round 2 Champ
Champ. Round 2 - Evan McGee (Northeastern Oklahoma A & M) 5-0 dec. Chris Schleuger (Iowa Western) 5-4 (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 - John Griswold (Spartanburg Methodist College) 22-2 dec. Lavontay Cobb (Harper College) 1-1 (Dec 8-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Malcolm Allen (Iowa Central Community College) 28-7 dec. Shawn Chamberlain (Muskegon College) 1-1 (Dec 10-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Henry (Highline Community College) 3-1 pinned Alex Stockton (North Iowa Area Community College) 1-1 (Fall 4:26)
Champ. Round 2 - El Shadai VanHoesen (Niagara County Community College) 2-0 dec. Devanti Ragland (Colby Community College) 3-2 (Dec 8-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Dequence Goodman (Lincoln College) 2-0 maj. dec. Zane Petersen (Ridgewater College) 28-9 (MD 14-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho College) 31-10 dec. Jesse Rowlen (Darton College) 4-11 (Dec 8-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Yeager (Itasca Community College) 12-2 pinned Sebastian Sanchez (Northwest Kansas Tech) 4-2 (Fall 4:57)
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